# bonkers

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈbɒŋkəz/ · frequency rank #25,301

## Definitions
1. Mad; crazy.

## Etymology
Unknown. Perhaps from bonk (a blow or punch on the head), perhaps related to earlier bonce.

## Easily confused with
- **bunker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonkers-vs-bunker)
- **booker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonkers-vs-booker)
- **boxers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonkers-vs-boxers)
- **borders** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonkers-vs-borders)
- **Boomers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonkers-vs-boomers)
- **bones** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bones-vs-bonkers)
- **boner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boner-vs-bonkers)
- **Boers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boers-vs-bonkers)
- **banker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banker-vs-bonkers)
- **Bakers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bakers-vs-bonkers)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bbonkers`, `bnokers`, `bokners`, `bonekrs`, `bonkerrs`, `bonkerss`, `bonkesr`, `bonkkers`, `bonkres`, `bonnkers`, `obnkers`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bonkers